LGBTQIA2S+ Services

Care and support, uniquely catered to you.

With Dr. Emilie, your care is catered to your specific needs. Whether you are seeking general health and wellness care or looking for support on your path to parenthood, every effort will be made to make sure you feel seen, heard, valued and respected every step of the way. 
Though still a self labelled "work in progress", Dr. Emilie has long been an ally. She has taken healthcare queer competency training, taught the LGBTQ path to parenthood classes with Acubalance and the Olive Fertility clinic and worked serving the LGBTQ community for over a decade. Most importantly, she is happy to follow your lead and give you the care you need, in a safe and supportive way.

Services

Fertility and parenthood planning

The path to parenthood can look very different depending on each person's journey and circumstances. Dr. Emilie creates a plan geared towards all of the controllable aspects of the process for you. 

Fertility support includes:

  • Preconception preparation
  • IUI/Home insemination 
  • IVF 
  • Shared IVF 
  • Donor egg/sperm cycles
  • Surrogacy 
  • Pre-transition fertility preservation

Menstrual health

Menstrual health concerns are often completely dismissed, with few options or tools to help. Dr. Emilie combines the in-depth gynaecological history of Chinese medicine, with the modern knowledge of today and then caters it to the unique circumstance each individual. 

Concerns addressed include:  

  • Period pain (dysmenorrhea)
  • Menstrual irregularities (pain, clotting, very heavy or very light flow, irregular cycles etc.)
  • PMS (emotional or physical changes in the lead up to menstruation)
  • Lack of menstruation (amenorrhea)
  • Endometriosis
  • Adenomyosis 
  • PCOS

Mental health support

Acupuncture can be a helpful non-verbal tool to support mental wellness. Clients are encouraged to share only what they want. The treatments can be combined with group or individual counselling and medical support.

All appointments are confidential and a safe space to process and heal from: 

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Stress
  • Trauma 

Pregnancy and postpartum support

Pregnancy is often a joyous occasion, but it can also bring on a myriad of symptoms and feelings that can leave you uncomfortable physically and/or emotionally. 

Acupuncture can be especially helpful for: 

  • Pregnancy symptom support
  • Childbirth preparation (vaginal or C-section)
  • Breast/chest-feeding support
  • Postpartum depression/anxiety
  • Perinatal depression/anxiety
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Clinic & Contact

Oak Integrative Health
#245-9600 Cameron Street
Burnaby, BC, V3J 7N3
(604) 227-9990
emiliesalomons@gmail.com

Inclusive

All are welcome. 
Dr. Emilie provides BIPOC and LGBTQ2SIA+ friendly and respectful care.